---
title: "Brazilian Double at the 2026 Pan American Snooker Championships"
url: https://ncuemedia.com/brazilian-double-pan-american-snooker-championships-2026
published: 2026-11-10T09:07:49Z
updated: 2026-11-10T09:07:49Z
summary: "Noel Rodrigues Morreira beat Daniel Holoyda 5-4 in a five-hour Pan American Open final; Igor Figueiredo defended the Seniors title 5-1 over Fabio Luersen."
author: "Ncue Media Desk"
categories: ["Snooker"]
tags: ["Igor Figueiredo", "Noel Rodrigues Morreira", "Pan American Snooker Championships", "Snooker", "results"]
lang: en
---

# Brazilian Double at the 2026 Pan American Snooker Championships

*Morreira's 5-4 decider over Holoyda earns a WST tour card nomination; Figueiredo beats Luersen 5-1 for a Crucible return.*

Brazil completed a home-soil sweep at the 2026 Pan American Snooker Championships, held October 31 to November 8 at the Sociedade Recreativa Mampituba in Criciuma, Santa Catarina. Noel Rodrigues Morreira won the Open Championship and Igor Figueiredo defended his Seniors title — both finals carrying career-changing prizes.

## Open: Morreira edges Holoyda in a five-hour decider

Noel Rodrigues Morreira beat the USA's Daniel Holoyda 5-4 in a deciding frame on Sunday to win the Open Championship. The marathon final ran close to five hours before the Curitiba man closed it out — and with the title comes a nomination for a two-year World Snooker Tour card from the 2027-28 season, the first of his career.

Morreira topped an all-Brazilian six-player group, then whitewashed compatriots Felipe Santos Silva and Rayan Menechini in the knockout rounds before a deciding-frame semi-final win over Claudio Menechini, a former Q Tour Americas event winner. Holoyda had beaten Canada's Jason Williams 4-1 in the other semi-final.

| Stage | Winner | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-final | Noel Rodrigues Morreira | Claudio Menechini | 4-3 |
| Semi-final | Daniel Holoyda | Jason Williams | 4-1 |
| Final | **Noel Rodrigues Morreira** | Daniel Holoyda | **5-4** |

Morreira also collected the tournament's highest-break prize in the Open category.

![Open champion Noel Rodrigues Morreira at the 2026 Pan American Snooker Championships](media:c062abbd5cdc8c29)

## Seniors: Figueiredo defends title, books Crucible return

A week earlier, Igor Figueiredo beat Fabio Anderson Luersen 5-1 in the November 3 final to retain the Pan American Seniors title he won in Sacramento last year. Morreira finished third and Canada's Jason Williams fourth in the Seniors event.

The victory earns Figueiredo a place at the 2027 World Seniors Championship — a return to the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, where he won the 2024 world seniors title against Ken Doherty to become snooker's first South American world champion.

![Seniors champion Igor Figueiredo at the 2026 Pan American Snooker Championships](media:df4547ff1617ec38)

:::faq
### What does the Open champion receive?
A nomination for a two-year World Snooker Tour card starting with the 2027-28 season.

### What did the Seniors title earn?
A place at the 2027 World Seniors Championship at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.
:::

*Sources: official draw records, the WPBSA tournament report, and reports from hosts Sociedade Recreativa Mampituba. Note that WPBSA's published report lists different final scores; the scores above match the recorded draw and the hosts' reports. More snooker results: [Q Tour Event 3: Powell Beats Lloyd 4-1 in Oberhausen](/q-tour-event-3-powell-beats-lloyd-4-1-in-oberhausen).*